'We move on' - Trippier and Gordon dismiss on-field clash
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Newcastle's four-goal hero Anthony Gordon and captain Kieran Trippier insist an on-pitch spat has already been put behind them.
The pair exchanged words during Wednesday's 6-1 drubbing of Qarabag when Gordon - having already scored a hat-trick - refused Trippier's request that he hand over a penalty-kick to Nick Woltemade.
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In the aftermath, Trippier joked both he and Gordon may need to don boxing gloves in training.
Speaking to TNT Sports, Trippier said: "Obviously Gordy had scored a hat-trick and I think about other players and I wanted Nick to take the penalty.
"But also he [Gordon] is our penalty-taker, so he wants to score goals, as everybody else does, but ultimately he's the penalty-taker.
"Listen in football, emotions are high on the pitch at times, but it is what it is. He scored four goals, he was unbelievable today and now we move on."
On Thursday, Trippier posted an image on Instagram of him and Gordon embracing after a goal.
It was a landmark night for 24-year-old Gordon as he scored his 14th goal in 36 outings in all competitions this season.
Ten of his goals have come in the Champions League, meaning he is just the second Englishman to reach double figures for goals in the competition in a season, after Harry Kane's 11 for Bayern Munich in 2024-25.
On his clash with Trippier, Gordon said: "Listen, I understand everyone's opinion because I want everyone to succeed. We're a team, we should be in it together.
"But I'm an attacker, I'm the penalty-taker, so I want to score as many goals as I possibly can. But understood everyone's opinion.
"Emotions do get high, but he [Trippier] is one of my closest team-mates, he has been since I joined the club. He's done so much for me, so he's all right."